John G. Stackhouse Jr.'s Blog, page 35

Power vs. THE Power

Just a quick thought as I sit in the Moncton Airport waiting to fly west. New Brunswick is Canada’s only officially bilingual province. Folks here take both languages (and, indeed, both cultures) pretty seriously, practicing a policy I’d never heard of … Continued

When Medication & Therapy Aren’t Enough

[This is another post from my weblog, “On Second Thought,” posted on the website of Lorna Dueck’s show, “Context.”] ============= Rwanda needed more than therapy. Perhaps no one living in the world today has witnessed a more awful situation than … Continued

Neither Severity nor Sentimentality: Responding Well to Terror

The following is another contribution to my weblog, called “On Second Thought,” originally published via Context with Lorna Dueck. ====================== I understand why Donald Trump wants to stop allowing Muslims into America, and why Jerry Falwell, Jr., wants to meet … Continued

Legalizing Marijuana: Facing the Realities of Altering Reality

[Here is another blog post from the weblog I’m now writing for “Context with Lorna Dueck.” The full bank of them is here.] As Parliament prepares to discuss legalization of marijuana, here are some realities with which we all must … Continued

Ending the Nightmare before It Starts

Preface: I’ve been enjoying working with Lorna Dueck and her excellent team on the TV show “Context with Lorna Dueck.” For the last few months I’ve been blogging weekly on her site here. To encourage subscribers and other readers of … Continued

Why I Help Addicts Shoot Up: A Christian Defense of Harm Reduction

About a decade ago, a brilliant young nurse who was studying with us at Regent College engaged me on the question of harm reduction to addicts. In particular, she talked to me about where she worked: InSite, Vancouver’s innovative safe-injection … Continued

Filmmakers Pull “God’s Not Dead 2” on First Day

SCOTTSDALE, AZ  (Associated Press)  In a move that has startled Hollywood veterans and disappointed hopeful fans from coast to coast, Pure Flix Productions has pulled the movie “God Isn’t Dead 2” from international wide release. Pure Flix spokesperson Prudence Kandor … Continued

What Would It Take to Forgive Mel Gibson?

Mel Gibson is still among the most reviled people in Hollywood. We all know about his bitter, violent anti-Semitism. And there’s more in the man’s record to revolt you if you can be bothered to dig further. No amount of … Continued

Holy Week Posts 2016

I’m late publishing this kind of post this year, but in case you’d like some material for further reflection this Eastertide: On Providence, including the Garden of Gethsemane: here On Good Friday and Atonement: here and here On the revelatory strangeness of the … Continued

My New Venture in Weekly Blogging

I’ve joined the team of broadcaster Lorna Dueck, whose TV show “Context with Lorna Dueck” is seen coast-to-coast in Canada. Her shows are easily accessed on the web here every Friday afternoon, and then my weekly follow-up blog, “On Second Thought,” … Continued